Kettlebell exercises to sneak into your warmups, part 1:
Bottom’s up kettlebell waiter’s walk Warmups are my favourite time to sneak extras in my training, whether it’s extra skill work, accessory work, muscle activation, core work, mobility or stability work. By doing this I am accomplishing two things, warming up my body for training and focusing on little things that are important but often […]
Is it shallow to care about your appearance?
Today I am going to attempt to tackle a bit of a sensitive topic: appearance and self worth. First things first, the back story behind this post. I received an email the other day from someone who was an online client of mine, who follows my Eatercise page, subscribes to my newsletters and has been […]
10 things I wish I could tell every person starting on a fitness journey!
Are you just starting on a fitness journey? Or are you flirting with the idea of starting on one? If so, you have come to the right place. I understand you. You have got a mixed bag of emotions going on inside you. There’s a bit of fear of the unknown and intimidation, a sprinkle […]
How to deal with negativity
This post is a mash-up of some thoughts I have been having for awhile now on the subject on negativity. Negativity can come in any form. It can be online, through social media, in person, or through your own thoughts and feelings. I think with the internet and social media exploding in this day and […]
8 common nutrition mistakes
I have been helping many clients with their training and nutrition for quite a few years now, both online and face to face, and there are some common nutritional mistakes I see over and over again. Now some people don’t really care about how they look as long as they are healthy, and if that […]
Use the movement to get mobile for the movement
This is a a simple concept…but it works. If you are having issues getting into position for a certain movement, often times rather than spending an inordinate amount of time working on “mobility” and “foam rolling” you should just be practicing the movement or some variation of the movement you are trying to improve. This […]
Stop playing the comparison game with others
We all do it from time to time…We compare ourselves to others and gauge where we are based on where they are at or how they are doing. And in comparing ourselves to others, we often end up judging ourselves a bit too harshly. The problem with constantly comparing yourself to others is that there […]
How not to fall off the fitness wagon
We have all seen that person who decides to “get fit”, so they join a gym, join a bootcamp 2 mornings a week, get a personal trainer, change their whole diet, start off with a bang, super committed, training 7 days a week, eating “perfectly” and not taking a single day off, only to fall […]
Health and performance hacks for athletes
We all know that training hard is a pretty big stressor to our bodies. Sometimes you just feel a little “off” and you can’t put your finger on what is causing it. I get this way from time to time, when I start overly stressing, under-performing and I just feel blah in general. Over the […]
2 reasons why your body is not changing even though you have been training for years now!
(This post in in regards to the training side of things. There is also the very real possibility that your diet may have something to do with your lack of results – but that is a separate issue. Today I am focusing on why your training program might be letting you down. ) Have you […]
Do compression garments ACTUALLY work?
I wanted to do a post on compression garments as I’ve had some questions of my own on whether or not they are actually useful. I tend to be a bit of a skeptic when it comes to some of these things. Recently I’ve been on a bit of a hunt tracking down as much […]
My 10 Top Tips for Beginner CrossFitters!
Stepping into a CrossFit gym for the first time can be a bit intimidating and overwhelming. I totally get this. I was a beginner myself and remember feeling extremely overwhelmed too. Since being a trainer I have also taken multiple “fundamental” classes and trained lots of beginners. I have seen the pitfalls, I’ve seen people […]